NSF Opens Office in Germany to Meet Demand for Beverage and Bottled Water Testing and Certification

OBERURSEL, Germany and ANN ARBOR, Mich. — NSF International has opened a new office in Germany that will offer management systems registration (ISO) and certification services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Strategically located in Oberursel (Frankfurt), NSF Germany offers testing and certification services for the beverage, bottled water and packaged ice industries among others.

Newly appointed NSF Technical Manager Dr. Ulrich August Kreuter will oversee all technical aspects of NSF International's bottled water and beverage certification operations in the EMEA region. This includes managing all testing and certification, auditing and training services.

Dr. Kreuter has more than 20 years of technical and regulatory experience working with the bottled water and beverage industries on research and development projects, and product development. He has conducted trainings on bottled water regulations, quality and treatment activities. He also has provided consulting services to multiple bottled water and beverage companies throughout EMEA.

Dr. Kreuter is a member of Watercoolers Europe (formerly European Bottled Watercooler Association) Education & Audit Committee, the German Bottled Watercooler Association, and the Hydrogeology Section of the German Geological Society. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Science from the Technische Universität Berlin.

"Ulrich's beverage and bottled water expertise will enable NSF International to better serve companies in the EMEA region and meet their testing and certification demands for beverage and food safety," said Mike Thomas, Chief Executive at NSF-CMi, an NSF International Company offering food safety certification, consulting, technical and risk management services across EMEA and Asia.

Dr. Kreuter will focus primarily on beverage and bottled water services, but the new NSF office in Germany also offers certification and sustainability solutions to the auto, aerospace, metal, chemical, plastics, information technology, food, water, environmental and occupational health and safety industries.

Editor's note: To schedule an interview with Dr. Ulrich August Kreuter, contact Greta Houlahan at +1 734-913-5723 or houlahan@nsf.org

About NSF International: NSF International is an independent organization that writes standards, tests and certifies products for the food, water, building products and consumer goods industries to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide and operates in more than 150 countries. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment.

NSF services include sustainability standards development, claims and product verification services through NSF Sustainability, as well as testing and certification programs for bottled water and beverages, dietary supplements and consumer product industries. Additionally, NSF provides drinking water product certification through the NSF Water Division and food safety and quality programs through the NSF Food Safety Division, which includes NSF-CMi.

NSF-CMi, the most widely known and respected food assurance brand, leads NSF International food assurance operations outside North America through its international network of offices. NSF-CMi provides certification, consulting, technical and risk management services that enable food supply operations both to comply with legislative and industry standards and gain competitive advantage in their markets.